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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="1504" language="de" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/xml-course/ibm-es19g" lastchanged="2025-07-29T12:17:34+02:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/xml-courses"><title>Basics of z/OS RACF Administration</title><productcode>ES19G</productcode><vendorcode>IB</vendorcode><vendorname>IBM</vendorname><fullproductcode>IB-ES19G</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand the basic features and concepts of zSeries architecture and of the z/OS operating system as they relate to security administration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe the allocation process for data sets in the z/OS environment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify the security requirements of a system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the basic facilities and features of RACF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define users to RACF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Set up a RACF group structure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use RACF to protect resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Select a base set of options to tailor RACF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;You should have:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Some familiarity with z/OS system facilities (beneficial).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Background material needed to proceed is presented the first day.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;This basic course is for those who are new to z/OS and the RACF and responsible for security administration using the RACF element of the z/OS Security Server. Those who need to implement some of the more advanced features of the RACF might want to attend one or more of the following courses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Effective RACF Administration (BE87G)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing RACF Security for CICS (ES84G)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploiting the Advanced Features of RACF (ES88G)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;p&gt;This course begins with an introduction to the z/OS environment, TSO and ISPF/PDF, batch processing, and z/OS data sets. Hands-on labs allow you to gain experience with viewing and allocating data sets, submitting a batch job, and viewing job output. After the introduction to z/OS, you will then learn, through lecture and exercises, how to use basic RACF command parameters and panels to define users and groups, protect general resources, z/OS data sets, and choose a basic set of RACF options.&lt;/p&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;p&gt;Day 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Welcome&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 1: Review of z/Architecture and z/OS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 2: An introduction to ISPF and ISPF/PDF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 1: Logging on to the lab system&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 3: An introduction to z/OS data sets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 2: Working with z/OS data sets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 4: Batch processing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 3: Job submit and SDSF view Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 1)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 2)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.1)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 4 (including review): Defining an RACF group structure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.2)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 5: User administration Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.3)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 6: Delegating security administration Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (to section 7.3)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 7: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 1 Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 4&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (continued)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 8: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 2 Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 8: Introduction to general resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exercise 9: Using RACF for TSO administration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Day 5&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Exercise review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 9: RACF options&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unit 10: Other administrative facilities and features&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>- Understand the basic features and concepts of zSeries architecture and of the z/OS operating system as they relate to security administration
- Describe the allocation process for data sets in the z/OS environment
- Identify the security requirements of a system
- Use the basic facilities and features of RACF
- Define users to RACF
- Set up a RACF group structure
- Use RACF to protect resources
- Select a base set of options to tailor RACF</objective_plain><essentials_plain>You should have:



	- Some familiarity with z/OS system facilities (beneficial).
Background material needed to proceed is presented the first day.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>This basic course is for those who are new to z/OS and the RACF and responsible for security administration using the RACF element of the z/OS Security Server. Those who need to implement some of the more advanced features of the RACF might want to attend one or more of the following courses:



	- Effective RACF Administration (BE87G)
- Implementing RACF Security for CICS (ES84G)
- Exploiting the Advanced Features of RACF (ES88G)</audience_plain><contents_plain>This course begins with an introduction to the z/OS environment, TSO and ISPF/PDF, batch processing, and z/OS data sets. Hands-on labs allow you to gain experience with viewing and allocating data sets, submitting a batch job, and viewing job output. After the introduction to z/OS, you will then learn, through lecture and exercises, how to use basic RACF command parameters and panels to define users and groups, protect general resources, z/OS data sets, and choose a basic set of RACF options.</contents_plain><outline_plain>Day 1


- Welcome
- Unit 1: Review of z/Architecture and z/OS
- Unit 2: An introduction to ISPF and ISPF/PDF
- Exercise 1: Logging on to the lab system
- Unit 3: An introduction to z/OS data sets
- Exercise 2: Working with z/OS data sets
- Unit 4: Batch processing
- Exercise 3: Job submit and SDSF view Exercise review
- Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 1)
Day 2


- Unit 5: Security and RACF overview (part 2)
- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.1)
- Exercise 4 (including review): Defining an RACF group structure
- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.2)
- Exercise 5: User administration Exercise review
Day 3


- Unit 6: Administering groups and users (section 6.3)
- Exercise 6: Delegating security administration Exercise review
- Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (to section 7.3)
- Exercise 7: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 1 Exercise review
Day 4


- Unit 7: Protecting z/OS data sets (continued)
- Exercise 8: Protecting z/OS data sets: Part 2 Exercise review
- Unit 8: Introduction to general resources
- Exercise 9: Using RACF for TSO administration
Day 5


- Exercise review
- Unit 9: RACF options
- Unit 10: Other administrative facilities and features</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="4">4.5 Tage</duration><pricelist><price country="SE" currency="SEK">26500.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">2600.00</price><price country="BE" currency="EUR">2600.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">3300.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">3300.00</price><price country="RU" currency="USD">1820.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">4000.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">3990.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">4250.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>